Senate · Roll call 156 · 1st session · June 19, 2013 A vote to agree to an amendment to S. 744 that would require fast-track congressional approval once the Secretary of Homeland Security certifies border security strategies as substantially operational.

How each party voted

Party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides.

About this vote

The amendment is to S. 744, the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act, and its stated purpose is to require fast-track congressional approval when the Secretary of Homeland Security notifies Congress of the implementation of the border security strategies and certifies that the strategies are substantially operational. A Yes vote supports adding the amendment to the bill; a No vote opposes adding it.

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Summary by the Congressional Research Service

Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act - (Sec. 2) States that passage of this Act recognizes that the primary tenets of its success depend on securing U.S. sovereignty and establishing a coherent and just system for integrating those who seek to join American society. (Sec.